Donate food
Help us stock shelves, refrigerators and freezers with nutritious food.
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Ways to give
Help put good food on the table.
We provide more than shelf-stable groceries. When available, our neighbors receive fresh fruits and vegetables, eggs, butter, frozen proteins, and other foods alongside pantry staples.
Shelf-stable · Fresh · Refrigerated · Frozen
Choose your way to help
There are many ways to make a difference.
Give food, give funds, give your time, or bring your community together.
Give today
Make a financial donation and help us respond to changing needs.
Give today →Organize a food drive
Bring your school, workplace, neighborhood or group together.
Start a food drive →Give a gift card
Give us flexibility to purchase needed items.
Give a gift card →Shop our wish list
Send needed food and household items directly to the pantry.
Shop the wish list →Volunteer
Your time and talents help keep food moving to our neighbors.
Volunteer →Give from your donor-advised fund
Have a donor-advised fund? Recommend a grant to New Britain Food Pantry Inc in just a few clicks with DAF Direct.
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📦 Donating to our food pantry through Amazon?
Please use our Amazon Wishlist whenever possible!
Because we have limited open hours, we provide Amazon drivers with access instructions for our secure package-drop box. Those instructions are included with orders placed through our Wishlist.
Orders placed separately from the Wishlist may not include the information the driver needs to access our donation box.
💙 Using our Wishlist helps ensure your donation can be delivered safely, even when we're closed.
Thank you for supporting our pantry and the families we serve!
Donate food
Fill a grocery bag, not just a shelf.
Our regular food donations are unopened and nonperishable. At the same time, we are able to distribute fresh and frozen foods that come to us through approved sources.
- Coffee, tea & hot chocolate
- Breakfast cereal
- Pancake mix & syrup
- Canned fruit & protein
- Snacks, crackers & cookies
- Cooking oil, flour & sugar
Important: The regular donation shed is for unopened, nonperishable food only. Please check dates: cans, jars and baking items dated at least 1 year out; crackers and cereal at least 6 months out. Sugar in 2 lb bags. No tuna or beans for now. Most needed items (PDF)
Fresh & frozen matter, too.
When available, families can receive fresh fruits and vegetables, eggs, butter and frozen proteins. These foods add variety and help make pantry groceries feel more like a real grocery trip.
Have fresh produce or rescued food?
Fresh produce is welcome during pantry hours. For rescued food, email info@newbritainfoodpantry.org or text 215-527-9377 first so we can receive and store it safely.
Organize a food drive
Turn a group of people into a whole lot of good.
Schools, businesses, faith communities, neighborhoods and families can all help collect items our neighbors need.
Start a food driveBefore you start
Check our current needs list so your collection focuses on items we can use right now. Regular food-drive donations should be unopened and nonperishable.
If your group would like to collect fresh or frozen food, please contact us first.
Volunteer
Give your time. Make a difference.
Sorting, stocking, packing, unloading and distribution all happen because people in our community show up.
Volunteer with us